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Former Penzance business owner is planning an evening of entertainment to raise funds for a Cornish charity

Sarah Waters, who now works solely for Clear, which provides specialist therapies for all children and young people who have been affected by domestic abuse and sexual violence.

The charity says the reported incidence of these crimes is 26% higher in Cornwall than elsewhere in the country and young children are particularly at risk. Their work strives to enable those affected to re-engage with schooling and build healthier relationships, thus helping them to reach their full potential in life.

Sarah, who is now an adult psycho education lead and therapist at Clear, used to run popular shop Boudoir and wrote a monthly column for The Cornishman about clothing, recycling and trends.

She is organising a fundraising party at The Acorn on Saturday November 11, which invites revellers to ‘dress up and get down’ for a night of ‘out of this world grooves’ from the 70s and 80s. It will take place from 8pm until midnight.

Tickets can be purchased in advance from Daisy Laing at 51 Chapel Street of the Acorn Box Office for £6 in advance, or £8 on the door. All profits will go towards Clear, which celebrates its tenth birthday next year.

20:56Tom Gainey

This is what Primark has done for Truro in a year

It’s been exactly one year since clothing giant Primark opened the doors to its first Cornwall store in Truro.

There was so much hype about the opening of the new shop on Lemon Quay with predictions about the thousands more shoppers the store would bring to the city and how it would help to boost business in other shops and eateries.

During the first few weeks of the shop opening, the novelty did just what it was predicted to do and some local businesses reported their trade being up by 80 per cent.

But 12 months after Primark first opened its Truro branch, is the city still experiencing ‘The Primark effect’ and what do local businesses and shoppers think of the city’s biggest and most controversial offerings?

19:37Tom Gainey

Special breakfast mornings have been arranged for veterans by veterans in Penzance. Held at the Royal British Legion every second Saturday of the month, between 9:30am and 11pm, the events have become well-attended and treasured by those who served their country.

Myghal Larter and a fellow veteran set up the breakfast coffee mornings earlier this year. “I have recognised the importance of this morning to the Veterans,” he said.

“I would like Veterans within the Community to become aware that there is a place for them to come have a coffee and exchange stories with like-minded people.

“We would like to spread awareness to veterans that there is a club that meet every month and exchange stories.” A breakfast at Penzance Community Fire Station was held on October 21 at 10pm, where the watch kindly cooked a breakfast for the Penzance Veterans breakfast club.

Usually the club meets on the second Saturday of every month at Penzance Royal British Legion, though it met a week earlier in November due to remembrance.

18:27Tom Gainey

Police officers who left answerphone message on mum's phone saying they hoped her child would be raped are sacked

A pair of police officers have been dismissed after they left a voicemail on a mum’s phone saying they hoped her child would ‘get raped’.

The officers, who worked for Avon and Somerset police, had tried to call the mother as they were on their way to an incident involving the vulnerable child.

There was no answer on the phone, and they did not realise the answerphone had started recording when they laughed together and made the inappropriate remarks.

A horrified Penzance dog owner has sent out a desperate warning after her pooch almost died after a routine walk on the seafront went badly wrong.

Sally Owen, 63, was walking with her five-year-old golden retriever, Nuala, near the promenade on the afternoon of Monday November 6 when she noticed that her pet was in distress.

Nuala is recovering after a walk on Penzance promenade went badly wrong

Nuala had become tangled in a discarded fishing line and, at that time unknown to her shocked owner, had accidentally swallowed a hook.

Fortunately, thanks to a quick response by Sally, a taxi driver and Rosevean Veterinary Practise, Nuala is making a recovery. Sally is now warning other pet-owners and urging people to littering, especially harmful items, where animals roam.

Tributes have been paid

Steve Rossiter, 44, was confirmed dead by Devon and Cornwall Police after his Yamaha motorbike crashed on the road to Trethurgy near Carn Grey on October 30. His family have paid tribute to a “true gentleman”.

Council pleads for help as crops go unharvested because of EU immigrant shortage

Cauliflowers, cabbages and daffodils could go unpicked in fields if Brexit stops migrant workers from coming to work in Britain, farmers in Cornwall have warned. (Image: MYCHELE DANIAU/AFP/Getty Images)

How a cold night outside with no sleep left me sad and lonely- but inspired

A night sleeping out at the Eden Project started as a dream come true, an electric mix of a buzzing atmosphere, live music and copious amounts of tea – by 2am, things had changed. Walking away from the camp to record my third video diary of the night, feeling my feet curl up freezing cold and the rain dampen my clothes, my eyes began to open to understand a little more than I had done before, just how awful it must be to be homeless.

Cornwall's roads at 8.20am

TRELUSWELL, PENRYN - Slow traffic on A39 at the roadworks at A393 / B3292 (Treluswell Roundabout). Travel time is four minutes.

WEATHER: Rain clearing with some sunshine later

Today: Cloudy with some patchy rain at first, but it will become drier and brighter by midday with some sunshine this afternoon. Clouding over later with some rain developing by evening. Maximum temperature 14 °C.

Tonight: Cloudy with outbreaks of rain becoming increasingly persistent and heavy at times overnight. It will become windy too, with a risk of gales along the Cornish coast. Minimum temperature 7 °C.

Saturday: Cloudy and wet for much of the day, although there may be some drier and brighter interludes at times in the east. Windy across Cornish coasts, but winds easing elsewhere. Maximum temperature 15 °C.

Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday: A cool day on Sunday with sunshine and occasional showers. Frosty to start on Monday, then dry and bright. Milder on Tuesday with some rain.